Hehe, Apparently I won
Feb. 13th, 2006 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trickykittyAccording to my email, I have won a UK Lottery that I never entered. Different.
The scams get more and more creative as time goes on. The Engrish is kind of funny as well, especially for an Englishman to be writing.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PO,BOX 1010 ,LIVERPOOL
OFFICE OF THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
OUR REF: UK/IRD/LBX/021/05
RE: IMMEDIATE LOTTERY AWARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATON!
Attn: lucky winner
We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulged you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting award payments. We apologies once again.
From the records of outstanding lucky winners due for payment with the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY ORGANISATION; your EMAIL is on the list of major lucky winners and inheriates estate who have not received their award payments from UK LOTTO ORGANISATION. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding award payment is Two hundred thousand GREAT BRITAIN (£200,000.00).
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRCOUR
Please re-confirm to me if this is in line with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings
1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession,sex,age and marital status.
5) Working I'd/Int'l passport.
6) Beneficiary Name.
As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your check shall be delivered to you via courier service.
Please kindly get back to me via my private e-mail: (dr_wickerson_md_lottery1@yahoo.com) for more clarification and for immediate delivery of your funds.
YOURS SINCERELY,
DOCTOR E. WICKERSON
PAYMENT DIRECTOR, UK LOTTO ORGANISATION
(ULO)
The scams get more and more creative as time goes on. The Engrish is kind of funny as well, especially for an Englishman to be writing.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PO,BOX 1010 ,LIVERPOOL
OFFICE OF THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
OUR REF: UK/IRD/LBX/021/05
RE: IMMEDIATE LOTTERY AWARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATON!
Attn: lucky winner
We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulged you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting award payments. We apologies once again.
From the records of outstanding lucky winners due for payment with the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY ORGANISATION; your EMAIL is on the list of major lucky winners and inheriates estate who have not received their award payments from UK LOTTO ORGANISATION. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding award payment is Two hundred thousand GREAT BRITAIN (£200,000.00).
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRCOUR
Please re-confirm to me if this is in line with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings
1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession,sex,age and marital status.
5) Working I'd/Int'l passport.
6) Beneficiary Name.
As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your check shall be delivered to you via courier service.
Please kindly get back to me via my private e-mail: (dr_wickerson_md_lottery1@yahoo.com) for more clarification and for immediate delivery of your funds.
YOURS SINCERELY,
DOCTOR E. WICKERSON
PAYMENT DIRECTOR, UK LOTTO ORGANISATION
(ULO)
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Date: 2006-02-14 04:33 am (UTC)The first paragraph in particular is nice :) "not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting award payments" indeed...
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Date: 2006-02-14 03:28 pm (UTC)as listed in the "return address" at the top
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Date: 2006-02-14 05:15 am (UTC)The Engrish is GOLD!!!
I love how they have gone to considerable effort to make themselves sound official, educated and trustworthy, and in doing so- failed entirely.
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Date: 2006-02-14 03:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-14 05:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-14 03:30 pm (UTC)